In a TV
commercial I saw recently, the kids argued in the back seat of the car about
where to stop for dinner. One wanted pizza; another chicken. Mom, in the front
passenger seat, said, “No, we’ll stop for a hamburger.”
Dad
quickly solved the family disagreement with this idea: “We’ll stop at the
buffet restaurant, and you can each have what you want and all you want.” The
commercial closes with the words, “Take care of family squabbles about what’s
for dinner. Go to
_____ Buffet, the ‘Land of And.’”
When I
saw that commercial, I thought of another “Land of And”: heaven. It is a place
that will have all we need. Foremost, we will be in the very presence of
Almighty God. In describing heaven, the apostle John said, “The throne of God
and of the Lamb shall be in it” (Rev. 22:3). Our thirsty souls will
be completely satisfied from the “pure river of water of life” that proceeds
from His throne (22:1), for He says to His people, “I will give . . . freely to
him who thirsts” (21:6). Another “and” in this land will be the tree of life
for “the healing of the nations” (22:2). What we won’t find in this Land of And
are the curse (22:3), death, sorrow, and tears (21:4).
We’ll be
completely satisfied in that Land of And. Are you ready to go?
Earth—the
land of trials; heaven—the land of joys. (RBC)
